Tachibana

The term Tachibana (橘 or 立花) has at least two different meanings, and has been used in several contexts.

People

• Tachibana clan (kuge) (橘氏) - a clan of kuge (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185)
• Tachibana clan (samurai) (立花氏) - a clan of daimyō (feudal lords) prominent in the Muromachi, Sengoku and Edo periods (1333–1868)
• Tachibana (surname)

Other

• Tachibana-class destroyer, a class Japanese warships during World War II
• Japanese destroyer Tachibana, two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Tachibana, Fukuoka, a former town in Fukuoka Prefecture
• Tachibana castle, a castle which formerly stood atop Tachibana Mountain
• Tachibana, Citrus tachibana, a species of wild, green, inedible citrus fruit native to Japan.